sleepwalker

sleepwalker MSN, NP

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  1. Vasovagal syncope as sole reason for nursing school dismissal

    sleepwalker replied to Mom.6's topic in General Students

    not

  2. Big Med Error.

    sleepwalker replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Errors happen. You handled it properly. Just identify why you made the error and try to make sure you don't do it again....nothing you didn't already know or haven't heard

  3. How much do you really make as a travel nurse?

    sleepwalker replied to tama18's topic in Travel

    Figure out a way to turn human excrement into gold and you're on easy street (hint: you don't have to dig...it's just laying around on the sidewalks!) Seriously...good look with living in...

  4. The Failure of Modern Healthcare due to Administration

    sleepwalker replied to FlameHeart's topic in General Nursing

    I stopped reading this diatribe due to the tone and this statement...pretty much sums up the maturity level of the

  5. a good chuckle

    sleepwalker replied to Glitternurse's topic in School

    Maybe she has a lot of personal experience. What someone does on their own time is none of my

  6. School Nurse: Medical Problem

    sleepwalker replied to iRNman's topic in School

    This would be best practice. Taking the word of parents open up for a whole lot of liability issues, finger pointing, etc. should the child end up with a reaction (life threatening or not) to a...

  7. Forced to Drop Due to Clinical Placement

    sleepwalker replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    sorry to hear about the clinical obtainment difficulties. It's an all too familiar issue with out of state clinical sites and trying to meet site certifications/requirements/liability issues/insurance...

  8. My boyfriend is still unvaccinated

    sleepwalker replied to vio's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Exactly. The guy is dishonest and willing to make the effort to be deceitful. Do you want to spend your time second guessing everything he says and supposedly

  9. Forced to Drop Due to Clinical Placement

    sleepwalker replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    is this an on-line

  10. Full time to PRN?

    sleepwalker replied to SimpliFutureCNM's topic in General Nursing

    just be sure that going PRN will allow you to maintain whatever income you require. we had a lot of nurses go from full-time to PRN for the increased pay and flexible scheduling but it turned out that...

  11. Am I allowed to take NCLEX RN in different state after failing all 3 max attempts?

    sleepwalker replied to KittyLVN2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    why not just take whatever refresher course is required to re-attempt in Florida? If you've failed 3 times it couldn't

  12. New grad debilitating anxiety is causing me to not work

    sleepwalker replied to Faithful2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Exactly

  13. New grad debilitating anxiety is causing me to not work

    sleepwalker replied to Faithful2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this plus a medication treatment plan would be

  14. More bedside needed to apply?

    sleepwalker replied to Mnstn's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The question for me is why would I spend the time, money, and effort to obtain a terminal degree (other than it being a personal goal/achievement) resulting in debt that will literally take years to...

  15. More bedside needed to apply?

    sleepwalker replied to Mnstn's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    a poor choice of words on my part....the DNP does not provide any additional clinical expertise. It is a practice doctorate but does not enhance clinical skills. It serves to build on traditional...

  16. More bedside needed to apply?

    sleepwalker replied to Mnstn's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Not really sure what you're hoping to accomplish with more bedside experience. You do realize that a DNP degree is a NON-CLINICAL degree,

  17. Advice please

    sleepwalker replied to NicKi0410's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same thing happen to me when I moved on the my current position. I had just started the new position and was trying to work out my schedule so I could help out in a PRN position at the old...

  18. Neonatal Nurse Practicioner Program Pass Rates

    sleepwalker replied to healthxo33's topic in Advanced Practice

    Don't believe those are posted. You can often find them on a program's website or obtain them by calling the program

  19. Surgical Smoke

    sleepwalker replied to April30R's topic in Operating Room

    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2165079917691063 it would seem some measure of caution is warranted but nothing definitive has been established regarding prolonged

  20. Why some nurses use the word "endorsement"?

    sleepwalker replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    as long as my paycheck is endorsed I don't really care

  21. Nursing Student Studying Tips

    sleepwalker replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    My tip- do not try to memorize everything! Some things need to be memorized (lab values, ABG values, etc) but most nursing material needs to be understood. Therefore, understand the concept being...

  22. Failed out of nursing school at the last term. Which schools will take my credits?

    sleepwalker replied to Lexus L.'s topic in General Students

    The majority of nursing programs will not accept transfer of nursing class credits. Most programs/organizations will accept transfer of generalized pre-req classes if they are determined upon...

  23. Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    sleepwalker replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    I would be hot-footing over to the manager and letting her/him know what was said, how it was said, the context of when it was said, and how it impacted you mentally. Pay careful attention to how...

  24. I Am Not Smart Enough For Nursing And I Have No Options

    sleepwalker replied to SuperBlue's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Like others have said...LPN is an option to consider. I would recommend scheduling an appointment with a counselor to assess what your aptitudes are and what you degree you may most enjoy and BENEFIT...

  25. Dosage Calculation

    sleepwalker replied to sb082001's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    These are very basic calculations requiring only simple conversions. If you're having difficulty with this level of question you should seek out remedial training/tutoring. You will be taking clinical...